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Oct 21, 2020

Academic Technology

How to Choose and Assess a Learning Tool — Selecting and evaluating a learning tool requires careful consideration. This article aims to provide guidance and resources for selecting and assessing DELTA’s instructional tools, enabling you to integrate them into your courses effectively to enhance student outcomes. Moodle Assessing Student Learning With Core Moodle Tools — Moodle…

Dec 28, 2019

Real-time Assessments and Check-ins

In this article Getting Started Determine your goal(s) for adding real-time assessments and/or check-ins to your course. What kinds of questions do you want to ask? Some of the most common categories of questions include: Consider the delivery of your course. Different tools are appropriate for synchronous in-person classes, synchronous online classes, and asynchronous use.…

Dec 28, 2019

Current Virtual Reality Best Practices for the Classroom

In this article How to Get Started Step 1: Experiment with VR to get familiar with the environment Consider how this could fit into your content area. Would any of the concepts you teach benefit from games or simulation (e.g., students flying through the bloodstream to learn about cells)? Consider “who you want your students…

Dec 22, 2019

Enhancing Active Learning With Digital Tools

In this article What is Active Learning? Look at all the foundational learning theories to notice the consistency across them: the idea that learning is not static and does not happen within a vacuum. Time and time again, we hear that students don’t all learn the same way, which means not all students will learn…

Dec 6, 2016

Best Practices and Tips for Shooting Smartphone Videos

In this article Use your phone to make a course welcome video, record content in the field, create quick reminders or tips videos for students, help students visualize a course concept, and more! How to Get Started Step 1: Lighting — Shoot Your Video in Bright Areas Good lighting is critical and has a huge…

Mar 15, 2016

Group Work With Digital Tools

In this article Tools for group creation Grouping students can be a logistical challenge, especially in large classes. Both Moodle and Zoom have tools that can help you group students randomly (automatically), manually, or based on student choice. See “Tips and Strategies for Successful Group Work” for things to consider when deciding how to form…